Stat of the day: There are 28 players expected to play Sunday who were on the ice for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final in June, 16 from Chicago and 12 from Boston.

Storylines: It's the first meeting of these two NHL powers since the Hawks won the Stanley Cup Final in six games. … The game is starting at the unusual time of 11:30 a.m. local time to accommodate national television. … This begins a back-to-back against the last two Cup champions with the Kings coming to Causeway Street on Monday. … Chicago has one regulation loss since Dec. 15, an 8-1-6 run capped by Friday's win over the previously red-hot Ducks. … Conn Smythe Trophy winner Patrick Kane hasn't scored a goal since Dec. 28, a nine-game drought. … Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron have goals in both of the last two games. … The Bruins have just one power-play goal in their last seven games, but Chicago is 29th on the penalty kill. … The referees are Brad Meier and Don VanMassenhoven. The linesmen are Ryan Galloway and Andy McElman.